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Happy Valentine’s Day!!

14 Feb
valentine's shaker card www.allthesparkle.com

Well our Valentine's Day is going to be a little different this year...tonight I'll be playing harp for the McLean Orchestra's "Spark of Love" concert!  We're performing Liszt's "Les Preludes," Korngold's "Concerto for Violin," Dvorak's "The Wood Dove," and Berlioz's "Beatrice and Benedict ... View Post

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lawn fawn, mama elephant, neat and tangled, pretty pink posh, simon says stamp

Cracked Pistachio distress ink!

13 Feb
cracked pistachio distress ink www.allthesparkle.com

Yay!!  I finally had time to break out the newest distress ink, Cracked Pistachio, and I LOVE it!  Tim Holtz is releasing a surprise new color each month...I'm sure I'll be collecting them all!  Normally, I love mixing distress inks but today I decided to just focus on the one color! While I do ... View Post

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card-making, crafting
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distress ink, hero arts, pretty pink posh, wplus9

Hero Arts Nature Challenge

12 Feb
Hero Arts Chrysanthemum www.allthesparkle.com

This past weekend I noticed that the Hero Arts Challenge was to create a project inspired by Nature and I couldn't wait to play along!  I have a few more cards to share soon but here's my first one! I LOVE this Hero Arts Chrysanthemum die!  I die-cut the flower from a piece of Neenah Desert ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting
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hero arts, memory box

Harp-y Shaker Cards

11 Feb
harp shaker card www.allthesparkle.com

I'm having WAY too much fun with shaker cards...as I was driving home from orchestra rehearsal last night I started thinking about how to do a music-themed shaker.  I've seen shaker cards using music notes and die-cut treble clefs but I wanted to do something a little more personal to me!  I'm still ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting
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silhouette cameo

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

11 Feb
www.allthesparkle.com Simon Says Stamp challenge

I had so much fun with this stamp a few days ago that I decided to create another card for the Simon Says stamp Wednesday Challenge: All Things Bright and Beautiful using a different type of watercolor.  This card uses the Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors instead of the Peerless watercolors. ... View Post

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card-making, challenge, crafting
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hero arts, memory box, pretty pink posh

A Blog Named Hero Challenge – Small Scale

10 Feb
ABNH Challenge Small Scale www.allthesparkle.com

This week's challenge at A Blog Named Hero is Small Scale!  The idea is that you work in a small area.  You could stamp on an ATC-sized piece (2.5"x3.5") and add it to a larger card or make a tag or just confine your workspace to a corner of a card.  Be creative!  We look forward to seeing how you ... View Post

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ABNH, card-making, challenge, crafting, design team
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hero arts, simon says stamp

Avery Elle I Heart You Challenge #21: Masking

9 Feb
AEIHeartUChallenge Masking www.allthesparkle.com

After I broke out the masking paper for my Lawnscaping cards I decided to go ahead and work on a card for the AEIHeartUChallenge.  I realized that I've used the More Stories or Storybook stamps in every card I've previously entered in their challenges so I wanted to try something else!  I've owned ... View Post

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avery elle, distress ink, hero arts

Lawnscaping Challenge #99: Clean and Simple

9 Feb

Today I'm sharing a trio of cards that I created with the newest Lawnscaping Challenge: Clean and Simple in mind... I tend to struggle with CAS cards when I'm actively trying to create something clean and simple.  It comes more naturally when I'm just putting a card together...it's a little ... View Post

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lawn fawn, lawnscaping

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